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Tombs of the Ugas

Uga, a bulldog, has been the sports mascot at the University of Georgia since the mid-1950s ("Uga" is a corruption of "University of GA"). The complete line of now-multiple dead Ugas are entombed in a wall mausoleum near Gate 9 of Sanford Stadium. There's a life-size bronze statue of a generic Uga, and each dead dog gets a bronze memorial plaque with an epitaph (Poor Ugas I and II have had to be re-entombed twice to accommodate stadium expansions). The current, living Uga lounges in an air-conditioned doghouse near the cheerleaders' platform, but eventually he, too, will end his college career here.

Tombs of the Ugas

University of Georgia campus, at the southwest corner of Sanford Stadium. Follow the steps down toward Gate 9; the mausoleum crypts and statue are in a small outdoor patio area. For parking it's best to visit during times when there are no classes or students.